BLOGS

I recently discovered Squidoo.com and created a "Lens" called "The Cellophane Bridge". 

The web address is http://www.squidoo.com/thecellophanebridge.

It is filled with golf stuff that I hope you'll enjoy.

Tony, I hope you don't mind if I use one of your pictures of SLC Airport.

dave@readygolfer.net

Click on this link: http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r133/readygolfer/?action=view&current=TeeLUXE.flv.  Comments, suggestions, ridicule?

Almost every golfer knows about the "triangle".  Maintaining the triangle formed by the shoulders and hands while accelerating the putter head through the ball usually results in a putt that has a good chance of finding the cup.  This fundamental has always worked for me, at least until the start of this season when my hands decided to take control.

 

After struggling on the greens for a few weeks I made a small change in my focus that really turned things around.  When I set up to putt, I envisioned the sides on my triangle now running from my shoulders to the putter head, not to my hands on the grip.  This new mind-picture helped me take my hands out of the moment and enabled me to hit my putts with a much smoother stroke.

 

During the next couple of weeks I focused on my new triangle when I practiced my putting.  My confidence and feel returned, along with my distance control.  Business and family kept me from playing a lot this year, but when I did I putted very well.

Last summer Tour Links joined America Supports You, a nationwide Department of Defense program that showcases American's support for the men and women of the armed forces. As part of this initiative, Tour Links distributed Tour Links Putting Greens to U.S. troops throughout Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tour Links President Dave Barlow hopes the putting greens will provide relaxation to troops enduring the extreme conditions in the Middle East. With the help of the PGA TOUR and DHL Shipping, Tour Links Putting Greens donated a variety of popular portable golf greens to military posts throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. The patented portable greens system is easy to transport and assemble, making it a perfect solution for down range military installations.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Allison Barber said, "We are thrilled that Tour Links is joining the America Supports You team. We look forward to working together to ensure the message that America Supports You reaches all of our troops. The putting greens will be greatly appreciated by our military men and women."

"We have all worked very hard to develop this great product, and now that Tour Links is selling tremendously world wide, it is time to give back," said Barlow.

"The PGA Tour and I have received incredible photos from soldiers showing the difficult conditions these guys are enduring. If we can bring a bit of relaxation to the troops and the opportunity to allow soldiers to continue to play the game they love, it will make us all very proud here at Tour Links and The PGA Tour," Barlow said.

The game of golf is growing stronger every day and the development of the Tour Links putting green system is now allowing personal putting greens to be installed anywhere in the world.

Since the launch of the America Supports You program in November 2004, millions of Americans, including individual citizens, businesses and organizations, have logged onto AmericaSupportsYou.mil to register the activities and projects in their communities that show their support for America's Armed Forces, especially those serving in harm's way.